Nuclear fusion still an energy option

National Academy of Sciences publishes report recommending continued US involvement in ITER plus new research into the technology

Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

The use of nuclear fusion, as distinct from nuclear fission, to generate electricity has long been a holy grail of energy research, always thought to be perhaps decades from achievement but never actually attained. However, a new committee report, published by the National Academy of Sciences, has s....

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